Zreif Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Zreif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zreif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates1081:84,8367,825
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Zreif (21) may also be a first name.

Zreif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zreif Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Zreif (Arabic: الظرايف) occurs most in The United Arab Emirates. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zreif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zreif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Zreif is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zreif live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Zreif is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name on earth, held by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 84,836. In The United Arab Emirates Zreif is most prevalent in: Ras al-Khaimah, where 56 percent live. Without taking into account The United Arab Emirates Zreif occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 39 percent live and Yemen, where 3 percent live.

Zreif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zreif last name is principally Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zref8991/
Zrif8910/
Zraif8012/
Zreef809/
Zrief804/
Jreif802/
Zrifh801/
Shreif733,988/
Chreif73560/
Zraief731/
Zhreef731/
Zrayef731/
Jreife731/
Sreiff730/
Srif6754/
Chreief6729/
Chreyif6721/
Crif6710/
Shreiff677/
Ch'reif677/
Sref676/
Zraf671/
Tshreif671/
Screiff671/
Zreb671/
Zrev671/
Jrif671/
Chreiif671/
Schreif670/

Zreif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zreif in the Arabic language
الظرايفalzrayf-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zreif
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